Incat Crowther to design second-generation ferry
AUSTRALIAN marine engineering company Incat Crowther has been tasked with designing a new second-generation passenger ferry for a company in Singapore. Majestic Fast Ferry...
Plans to increase recycling at ports
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is teaming up with the Department of Agriculture and the Department for Climate Change to look into a trial to increase the chances of...
Tassie govt pledges support for Incat expansion
TASMANIAN premier Jeremy Rockliff has told Incat he would inject $5.25 million into the company’s expansion plans if he’s re-elected at next month’s state election. Incat builds...
Port of Mackay sees rise in trade
MORE than two million tonnes of trade have passed through the Port of Mackay in the past seven months, surpassing throughput in the same period from the previous financial year....
Penfield Marine becomes Maersk Tankers
US-BASED pool operator Penfield Marine has rebranded as Maersk Tankers. Maersk Tankers acquired the company in January this year. The rebranding is part of an ongoing integration...
Dredging plans for NZ port
PORT Taranaki is beginning work to renew its harbour maintenance dredging resource consents. Resource consents give permission to use or develop a natural or physical resource or...
Ocean Alliance grows stronger
FOUR founding members of Ocean Alliance have extended their cooperation for at least another five years. Chief executive officers at CMA CGM, Cosco Shipping, Evergreen and OOCL...
IFCBAA to be vocal on biosecurity funding advisory panel
THE INTERNATIONAL Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) plans to be “vocal” in its position on the new Sustainable Biosecurity Funding Advisory Panel....
Man jailed over air-freight cocaine import
A MAN has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment over his role in a plan to smuggle 18 kilograms of cocaine into Australia in air cargo. Authorities intercepted the drugs when...
120-year-old shipwreck mystery solved
THE WRECK of SS Nemesis has been discovered in waters off Port Kembla 120 years after it sank. And now the NSW government wants to connect with relatives of the 32 crew members...
Varroa mite found at Port of Brisbane
A VARROA mite has been found at the Port of Brisbane after an inspection by Biosecurity Queensland. But testing confirmed the mite was varroa jacobsoni and not varroa destructor....
Virgin Voyages pulls Aussie cruises over Red Sea dangers
CRUISE line Virgin Voyages has cancelled its Australian port calls for the 2024/25 cruise season over escalating dangers to shipping in the Red Sea. Virgin Voyages revised...
Silk revenue increases in first half of FY24
SILK Logistics has reported revenue of $276.5 million for the first half of the financial year, representing a 9% increase on the prior corresponding period (PCP). It was...
Big players sign on for clean hydrogen
FIVE companies have signed development agreements to use South Australia’s Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub near Whyalla. It is the state’s first clean hydrogen production precinct and...
Govt backs work to boost Broome's import capabilities
THE AUSTRALIAN government has given the all-clear for work to continue on expanding border services at the Port of Broome. The government is planning work to with border agencies...
